Current state of running and mid marathon training check-in

Posted on April 21, 2017 | 8 min read time

Honestly, I could make this my shortest post of all time and just say “ugh.” That would be accurate and all-encompassing. Okay, maybe frustrating too, but mostly ugh. Sigh. Things have kinda been garbage since Chicago Marathon. Not entirely garbage, but sorta like an overly full trash can that you keep stuffing down instead of emptying. Everything seems fine for a hot minute, but only for a minute. As you may recall, I had some IT band related pain during taper for Chicago. [Read More]

2017 Rutgers Unite Half Marathon - 1:44:06

Posted on April 10, 2017 | 6 min read time

This thing was actually really hard to hold up Three weeks, three half marathons. This week was the CGI Racing Rutgers Unite Half Marathon. Unite has a special place in my heart. Not only does it run through my old alma mater and where I used to live for over a decade—and partially through a park I often did training runs in before moving to Jersey City—but its inaugural year was also my very first half marathon, back in 2010. [Read More]

2017 NYCRUNS Ladies First Half Marathon - 1:39:40

Posted on April 3, 2017 | 9 min read time

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amelia Gapin (@entirelyamelia) Half marathon number two of six this season! Yes, last week, I think I said it was five, but…well, now it’s six. Yeah, I added another one into the mix because I have problems. [Read More]

2017 Philly LOVE Run Half Marathon - 1:39:58

Posted on March 27, 2017 | 9 min read time

This was like three minutes after finishing. I put warm clothes on right quick! The last three races I was supposed to run in Philly were all DNSed the morning of—the 2015 Broad Street Run and the 2016 Philadelphia Marathon _and_ Half Marathon. But my Philly DNS streak is over! Yesterday, I did _not_ DNS. I actually ran a race! It was my first race in Philly since the 2011 Philadelphia Marathon. [Read More]

A goodbye to my running shoe

Posted on February 14, 2017 | 8 min read time

One pair gets ushered out while a new one gets called up to action. Arguably, the most important possessions for any runner are her running shoes. Sure, we all have our favorite shorts, bras, tanks tops, gels, gloves, etc. But nothing is more important than those slabs of rubber we strap to our feet. They take the biggest brunt of the intensity of our sport. [Read More]

My first treadmill class

Posted on February 12, 2017 | 9 min read time

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amelia Gapin (@entirelyamelia) I know it’s cliché to hate on the dreadmill treadmill, but I try to avoid it at pretty much all cost. There was a time early in my running career when treadmill running was pretty much all I did. [Read More]

2017 Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge - Marathon

Posted on January 18, 2017 | 19 min read time

This is the third post for the 2017 Dopey Challenge. Checkout my recap for the expo, 5k, and 10k here and the half marathon here. Rocking that Dopey Challenge medal in Magic Kingdom! The marathon! Not only is the marathon my favorite race distance, but the Walt Disney World Marathon is one of my favorite courses and easily the most magical of them all! [Read More]